gnome-stay-awake v1.0.0

gnome-stay-awake

This is a simple cli application for Gnome desktop Linux environments that disables the lock screen and screen off/idle timer whilst running.

On exit the original settings are restored.

Example use cases:

• Viewing a recipe whilst cooking
• Keeping dashboards / charts visible in the background, eg: stock tickers, grafana, etc

Requirements

• NodeJS / npm
• A Gnome desktop environment

Usage

Either install the package globally, or execute using npx.

Using npx

$ npx gnome-stay-awake

Global Installation

(note: you'll need to ensure that echo $(npm config get prefix)/bin is on your $PATH)

$ npm i -g gnome-stay-awake
$ gnome-stay-awake